Legal disclaimer and confidentiality

Website use: www.monuments-nationaux.fr is the official website of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN). All content published on the site is the exclusive property of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux or third parties that have granted permission to the Centre des Monuments Nationaux to use it. The term "content" is understood to mean any data, work, text, video, sound, music, animation, photo or image contained on the website and, in general, any other contribution protected by the provisions of France's Intellectual Property Code.

Under France's Intellectual Property Code (IPC), any partial and/or total reproduction of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN) website is strictly prohibited without prior written consent from the CMN, except when for strictly personal and private use or for educational, scientific or informational purposes. The user also agrees not to modify the www.monuments-nationaux.fr domain name, which is the exclusive property of the CMN, nor to translate, adapt or transcribe it into any other language nor to transfer data associated with the www.monuments-nationaux.fr domain name to any third party without prior written consent from the Centre des Monuments Nationaux.

Copyright: In accordance with France's Intellectual Property Code, all authors have the right to have their name and the integrity of their work preserved. Accordingly, any use authorised by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux of all or part of the content protected by France's intellectual property code cannot be modified in any way whatsoever and must include the name of the author and the assignee where applicable.

Trademarks: Throughout this site, you will find a number of trademarks, logos and other distinctive signs (collectively the "trademarks"). The trademarks of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and of all third parties represented on the site, including partners, patrons and sponsors of the CMN, are registered with the INPI (French National Institute of Industrial Property) and/or protected by copyright. Nothing contained herein may be used, modified or exploited in any form whatsoever without prior written consent from the rights-holder.

Hyperlinks: The website of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux contains links to other sites, mainly official websites (institutions, public bodies, etc.) but also to websites of associations or partner companies. At each instance, the CMN strives to indicate the site to which the hyperlink points. These web pages, whose addresses are regularly checked, are not part of the official public website of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux. The CMN cannot be held liable for their content. This website authorises the use of hyperlinks to any content contained herein, provided that such links are not "deep" links and the source is referenced. The information used must be for personal, associative or scientific purposes; any use for commercial or advertising purposes is strictly prohibited. Any authorisation given by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux must be confirmed in writing beforehand and is discretionary and as such can be withdrawn at any time. However, no authorisation is given to websites whose content violates the principles of human dignity, public order or public decency.

Email: Electronic messages sent to the Centre des Monuments Nationaux from its website and to email addresses used for sending additional information are likely to be saved. The data collected will be electronically processed for the purpose of improving our understanding of visitors to our website, identifying their needs to help improve the quality of the services provided by the CMN and responding to the needs of visitors more effectively. Pursuant to the French Data Protection Act (Article 27 of Act n 78.17 of 6 January 1978), you have the right to dispute (Art. 26), access (Art. 34-38), rectify (Art. 36) and delete personal data. If you wish to exercise these rights, please write to: Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Hôtel de Sully, Direction dministrative juridique et financière - Département des affaires juridiques et immobilières 62, rue Saint-Antoine75186 Paris cedex 04 France.

Personal data: When data on this site is of a personal nature, users must use it in compliance with the regulations currently in force and the recommendations of the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL, France's Data Protection Authority). Unless prior written consent is obtained, the information used must be for personal, associative or professional purposes; any dissemination or use for commercial or advertising purposes is strictly prohibited.

Liability: Every care is taken in developing the content, however, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux cannot be held liable or responsible, either explicitly or implicitly, for the accuracy of the content created herein or for how this content is used by users of the site. Furthermore, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux cannot be held liable for any use whatsoever of information contained herein or found on the website by users. The Centre des Monuments Nationaux takes all necessary steps to ensure the fullest coverage of the services provided to users. The CMN cannot be held liable in the event of force majeure or a situation beyond its control, particularly in the event of a disruption of service, breakdown or technical problem affecting the user's telephone network or Internet connection.